Solaha Somavaara Vrata Katha

Solaha somavaara vrata katha

Eka samay ki baata hai. Eka nagara mein eka dhanavaana saahookaara rahata tha. Usake ghara mein dhan-dhaanya, maana-sammaana aura sukha-suvidhaaon ki koi kami nahin thi, parantu vaha santaanaheena tha. Is kaarana vaha aura usaki patni sada duhkhi rahate the. Donon bhagavaana shiva ke parama bhakta the. Ve nitya shiva mandira jaate, vidhipoorvaka pooja karate aura santaana praapti ki prarthana karate.

Unakee bhakti se prasanna hokara eka dina maata paarvati ne bhagavaana shiva se kaha, “prabhu, yaha saahookaara aura isaki patni bade shraddhaalu hain. Ye sachche mana se aapki aaraadhana karate hain. Kripa karake inhen santaana ka sukha deejie.”

Bhagavaana shiva bole, “devi, inake bhaagya mein santaana nahin hai. Phir bhi tumhaari prarthana se inhen eka putra avashya hoga, par usaki aayu alpa hogi.”

Kuchha samay baada saahookaara ke ghara eka sundara putra ne janma liya. Ghara mein harsha chha gaya. Maataa-pitaa ne bade prema se usaka paalana-poshana kiya. Jaba vaha baalaka bada hone laga, taba eka dina usake maataa-pitaa ko yaha smarana hua ki usaki aayu bahuta kama hai. Ve bheetara hi bheetara chintita rahane lage, parantu putra ko kuchha na bataaya.

Jaba vaha baalaka padhane-likhane yogya hua, taba use shiksha ke lie kaashi bhejane ka nishchaya kiya gaya. Usake saatha usaka maama bhi bheja gaya. Yaatra ke lie paryaapta dhan, vastra aura aavashyaka saamagri dee gai. Saahookaara ne apane putra se kaha, “putra, maarga mein jahaan bhi yogya braahmana milen, unaka aadara karana, yajnya-daana karana aura bhagavaana shiva ka smarana karate rahana.”

Baalaka aura usaka maama yaatra karate hue aage badhe. Jahaan bhi ve rukate, braahmanon ko bhojana karaate, daana dete aura shivabhakti karate. Is prakaara ve eka nagara mein pahunche. Usa dina vahaan ke raaja ki putri ka vivaaha tha. Sanyoga se jisa raajakumaara se usaka vivaaha hona tha, vaha eka netra se kaana tha. Raaja ko yaha chinta hui ki yadi vara ka dosha sabake samne prakata ho gaya, to apamaana hoga.

Tabhee raaja ki drishti usa sundara baalaka par padi. Usane socha ki kuchha samay ke lie isi baalaka ko vara ke roopa mein mandapa mein baitha diya jaaye. Vivaaha ki rasmen poori ho jaane ke baada use sammaana dekara vida kara denge. Raaja ne vinamrata se baalaka aura usake maama se aagraha kiya. Paristhiti ko dekhakara ve taiyaara ho gae.

Vivaaha ki rasmen sanpanna ho gaeen. Jaba kanya vida hone lagi, taba usa baalaka ne chupake se kanya ki odhani par likha diya ki “tumhaara vivaaha mere saatha nahin, balki usa raajakumaara ke saatha kiya jaa raha hai jo eka netra se kaana hai. Main to kevala samay bachaane ke lie yahan baithaaya gaya tha.”

Jaba raajakumaari ne yaha baata padhi, to usane sachchaai jaan lee aura vida hone se mana kara diya. Is prakaara baalaka aura usaka maama vahaan se aage chale gae. Ve kaashi pahunche aura kuchha samay baada eka dina vahi tithi aai, jisa dina usa baalaka ki aayu poorn honi thi.

Usa dina baalaka ne apane maama se kaha, “maama jee, aaja mujhe kuchha ashubha-saa anubhava ho raha hai.” maama ne use dhairya bandhaaya. Baalaka ne bhagavaana shiva ka smarana kiya, parantu thodi hi dera mein vaha bhoomi par gira pada aura usake praana nikala gae.

Maamaa shoka se vyaakula ho utha. Vaha rone laga aura vilaapa karne laga. Usi samay bhagavaana shiva aura maata paarvati vahaan se jaa rahe the. Maata paarvati ne usa vilaapa ko suna aura bhagavaana shiva se kaha, “prabhu, yaha rone ki aavaaja kaisi hai?”

Bhagavaana shiva ne kaha, “yaha usi saahookaara ke putra ka maama hai, jisake putra ki aayu alpa thi. Aaja usaki aayu poori ho gai.”

Maataa paarvati ne karuna se bharakara kaha, “prabhu, is baalaka ko jeevanadaana deejie. Isake maataa-pitaa ise bahuta prema karate hain. Isaki mrityu se ve atyant dukhi ho jaaenge.”

Bhagavaana shiva ne kaha, “devi, isake bhaagya mein itani hi aayu thi.” parantu maata paarvati ke baara-baara nivedana karne par bhagavaana shiva ne usa baalaka ko punah jeevanadaana de diya.

Baalaka jeevita ho utha. Maama ki khushi ka thikaana na raha. Donon ne bhagavaana shiva aura maata paarvati ko pranaama kiya aura unaki kripa ke lie dhanyavaada diya.

Kuchha samay baada ve apane nagara lautane lage. Maarga mein ve usi nagara mein pahunche jahaan raajakumaari ka vivaaha hua tha. Jaba vahaan ke raaja aura raajakumaari ko sachchaai ka pata chala, to unhonne prasanna hokara apni putri ka vivaaha usi baalaka se kara diya. Donon sukhapoorvaka apane ghara laute.

Jaba saahookaara aura usaki patni ne apane putra ko jeevita aura sakushala dekha, to ve atyant prasanna hue. Unhonne putravadhoo ka svaagata kiya aura bhagavaana shiva ki mahaana kripa ke lie dhanyavaada diya.

Usake baada parivaara ne shraddha aura niyamapoorvakaSolaha somavaara vrataKarana aaranbha kiya. Bhagavaana shiva ki kripa se unake ghara mein sukha, shaanti, samriddhi aura aananda bana raha. Jo bhi stri yaa purusha shraddha, vishvaasa aura vidhipoorvaka solaha somavaara ka vrata karta hai, bhagavaana shiva usaki manokaamanaaen poorn karate hain aura jeevana ke kashta doora karate hain.

Bolo bhagavaana shiva shankara ki jaya.